巡展 (xún zhǎn) — (noun) traveling exhibition, itinerant exhibition; (verb) to tour (an exhibition), to exhibit on tour

Definition

A compound of 巡 ('tour, patrol') and 展 ('exhibit'): a traveling exhibition that moves between venues, or the act of holding such a tour. The first character carries the 'itinerant' sense — the exhibit itself travels from city to city.

noun
traveling exhibitionitinerant exhibition
verb
to tour (an exhibition)to exhibit on tour

Examples

  • 巡展。
    Zhè ge yì shù xún zhǎn jiāng zài wǔ gè chéng shì jǔ xíng.
    This art traveling exhibition will be held in five cities.
  • 巡展。
    Tā men jì huà míng nián zài quán guó xún zhǎn.
    They plan to tour the exhibition nationwide next year.
  • 巡展。
    Zhè cì xún zhǎn xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng.
    This traveling exhibition attracted many visitors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

巡xúntour
展zhǎnexhibition

巡 means moving from place to place, and 展 means exhibition, together forming an exhibition that tours.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān巡xún
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

巡 pairs 辵, a walking part, with 川 as a sound part.

Open 巡 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧝑
𧝑𧝑展zhǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

Open 展 →

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